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To establish limitations on advanced payments for bus rolling stock, and for other purposes.
To establish limitations on advanced payments for bus rolling stock, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill allows transit agencies receiving federal funding to make advance payments to bus manufacturers for the purchase of buses without requiring the manufacturer to obtain a performance bond or similar financial arrangement. Transit agencies making advance payments must have a signed purchase order and executed contract with the bus manufacturer that includes advance payment provisions and must meet certain other federal requirements. The advance payment cannot exceed 20 percent of the total purchase order value.
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Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN)
- Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] (R-AL)
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN)
Actions (3)
- May 24, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. · house
- May 23, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- May 23, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 23, 2025
Mrs. Fischbach (for herself, Mr. Stauber, and Ms. Craig) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To establish limitations on advanced payments for bus rolling stock, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. LIMITATIONS ON ADVANCED PAYMENTS FOR BUS ROLLING STOCK.
Section 5323 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(w) Limitations on Advanced Payments for Bus Rolling Stock.—
“(1) In general.—Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation, a recipient may use assistance made available under this chapter to make an advance payment on a bus rolling stock vehicle without the transit vehicle manufacturer obtaining a performance bond or similar financial arrangement.
“(2) Limitations.—A recipient making an advance payment under paragraph (1)—
“(A) shall have—
“(i) a signed purchase order and executed contract with a transit vehicle manufacturer that includes advance payment provisions;
“(ii) preaward authority; and
“(iii) met the requirements under subsection (m) and section 5318(e) of this title; and
“(B) shall not provide an advanced payment that is more than 20 percent of the total purchase order value.”. <all>
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